23: Police Violence and Accountability w/ Seth W. Stoughton

Police leadership may view a legal use of force as upholding policy and the role of policing. 

Community members may consider it to be disproportionate.

With 18,000 agencies in the United States, there can be starkly diverse perspectives about the same instance of a use of force.

In this episode, I interview Seth Stoughton, Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law and principal coauthor of Evaluating Police Uses of Force forthcoming from NYU Press.

What we talked about:

-The problem of hyperlocalization among 18,000 agencies

-The need for evidence-based policing

-Pros of body-worn cameras & future applications

-Use of force & why it’s such a complex problem

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

-Seth’s forthcoming book

-Seth’s 2015 Atlantic article

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